The 2019 World Para Swimming Series will feature events in eight countries across four continents, making it "the largest to date", World Para Swimming (WPS) have announced.

, which brings together the world's best Para-swimmers.The latest series will begin in Melbourne in Australia

Gold Coast 2018 fell short of its own service standard goal for commercial revenue and target market engagement, it has been reported.

Australia topped the medal table at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games ©Getty ImagesAccording to

Women's World Cup - and a guaranteed place at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics - with a 73-56 victory over Australia

on the night at the Tenerife Sports Pavilion Santiago Martin, with Alanna Smith top scoring for Australia

FIBA (@FIBA) September 30, 2018Earlier in the evening Spain, who had lost a switchback semi-final to Australia

Lee Eun Gyeong of South Korea rounded off her debut international season by winning the women's recurve gold at the Archery World Cup Final in the Turkish city of Samsun.

compatriot Lee Woo Seok 7-3 in the final.American Brady Ellison bagged bronze, defeating Taylor Worth of Australia

The United States are now one match away from earning a 10th title at the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Women’s World Cup following their 93-77 semi-final victory over Belgium in Tenerife.

The team standing in their way are Australia, who came through a dramatic and hard-fought second semi-final

began outscoring their opposition, and with three minutes remaining, the score stood at 64-64 before Australia

ahead to 66-64, then extended their lead to 69-64.With just over 30 seconds remaining it was 71-66 to Australia

Denmark stunned defending champions The Netherlands to book their place in the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation Powerchair Hockey World Championships final in Lignano Sabbiadoro.

featuring the four teams to have missed out on the semi-finals.Switzerland won a play-off match against Australia

Twenty-year-old Aryna Sabalenka won her second Women's Tennis Association title in as many months by claiming the Wuhan Open in China today.

 Only the 16th and last seed Ashleigh Barty of Australia made it through to the quarter-finals out

The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) gets its Beach World Tour rolling again from tomorrow with five-straight weeks of international action, starting with an event for men and women in Qinzhou, China.

far.It sees the World Tour return to Qinzhou for the second successive season after pairs from Australia

Poland's Marcin Pochwala and Aleksandra Stach, winners of a solitary bronze medal during the Canoe Slalom World Cup season, became the C2 mixed world champions in Rio de Janeiro.

silver medallist, Luuka Jones of New Zealand, third fastest on 105.87.Defending champion Jessica Fox of Australia

The United States raced on towards what they hope will be a tenth victory in the Women’s Basketball World Cup with a 71-40 quarter-final win over Nigeria in the Spanish resort of Tenerife.

equalling the record number recorded in a single game in this event set by Yuka Harada for Japan in 1994.Australia

Italy reached the semi-finals at the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation Powerchair Hockey World Championships despitethe hosts suffering defeat to the defending champions.

assuring them of at least a second place spot.The German team topped the group when they beat winless Australia

11-1.Australia had hoped to bounce back from a 17-1 loss to Denmark in their first match of the day.The

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has revealed the playing schedule for the 2018 Women's Champions Trophy in Changzhou in China.

by the Tokyo 2020 hosts and recent Asian Games champions Japan, and the reigning Oceania champions Australia

hosts China and the Rio 2016 Olympic champions Britain at 2pm on November 17, before Argentina play Australia

Wang Qiang, who became the first Chinese woman to reach the quarter-finals of her home Women's Tennis Association Wuhan Open, made a little more history today as she reached the semi-finals thanks to a 6-3, 6-1 win over Monica Puig of Puerto Rico.

Kontaveit in the final four, with the other semi-final featuring the only remaining seed, Ashleigh Barty of Australia

Anton Chupkov of Russia and Sweden's Sarah Sjostrom head into the second cluster of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Cup season in Eindhoven tomorrow in dominant positions as they seek more points - and more prizes.

Netherlands, at the Pieter van den Hoogenband zwemstadion.Other big names involved include Mitch Larkin of Australia

, Pieter Timmers of Beligum, Laszlo Cseh of Hungary, Felipe Lima of Brazil, Emily Seebhom of Australia

groundbreaking partnership has been announced in Australian sport between National Basketball (NBL) and UniSport Australia

UniSport, Don Knapp, said: "Basketball, both men's and women's, is hugely popular on campuses across Australia

UniSport and our 43 university members.Australia's National Basketball League will partner with UniSport Australia

chief executive Jeremy Loeliger added: "We're excited about the opportunity to partner with UniSport Australia

the first time a national university basketball league will be developed for men and women's sport in Australia